KVH Industries, Inc. (the Company or KVH) today announced the activation of its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm service in Australian and New Zealand waters following the successful completion of satellite testing. The new coverage area is the first significant expansion of the mini-VSAT Broadband service in the southern hemisphere. Together with the recent addition of coverage in Asia-Pacific waters, it significantly expands the capacity of the mini-VSAT Broadband network to support both leisure boaters as well as the vital commercial shipping markets in the region.

A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is incorporated by reference herein and the foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the attached exhibit.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.      Description
99.1             August 21, 2009 press release entitled "KVH mini-VSAT Broadband
                 Service Now Available for Australia and New Zealand" (furnished
                 pursuant to Item 8.01).